diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-guest/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/StandardAppLifecycle.kt b/redwood-treehouse-guest/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/StandardAppLifecycle.kt
index 0cae5a8958..2ca6f0264c 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-guest/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/StandardAppLifecycle.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-guest/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/StandardAppLifecycle.kt
@@ -23,19 +23,17 @@ import app.cash.redwood.protocol.WidgetTag
 import app.cash.redwood.protocol.guest.ProtocolBridge
 import app.cash.redwood.protocol.guest.ProtocolMismatchHandler
 import app.cash.redwood.treehouse.AppLifecycle.Host
+import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineExceptionHandler
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi
-import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
-@OptIn(DelicateCoroutinesApi::class)
 public class StandardAppLifecycle(
   internal val protocolBridgeFactory: ProtocolBridge.Factory,
   internal val json: Json,
   internal val widgetVersion: UInt,
 ) : AppLifecycle {
   private lateinit var host: Host
-  internal val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope = GlobalScope
 
   private lateinit var broadcastFrameClock: BroadcastFrameClock
   internal lateinit var frameClock: MonotonicFrameClock
@@ -50,6 +48,17 @@ public class StandardAppLifecycle(
     }
   }
 
+  private val coroutineExceptionHandler = object : CoroutineExceptionHandler {
+    override val key: CoroutineContext.Key<*>
+      get() = CoroutineExceptionHandler.Key
+
+    override fun handleException(context: CoroutineContext, exception: Throwable) {
+      host.handleUncaughtException(exception)
+    }
+  }
+
+  internal val coroutineScope = CoroutineScope(coroutineExceptionHandler)
+
   override fun start(host: Host) {
     this.host = host
     this.broadcastFrameClock = BroadcastFrameClock { host.requestFrame() }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/CodeHost.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/CodeHost.kt
index da0ced995c..525566b365 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/CodeHost.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/CodeHost.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package app.cash.redwood.treehouse
 
+import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineExceptionHandler
+
 /** Manages loading and hot-reloading a series of code sessions. */
 internal interface CodeHost<A : AppService> {
   val stateStore: StateStore
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ internal interface CodeHost<A : AppService> {
 
   fun newServiceScope(): ServiceScope<A>
 
+  /** Cancels the current code and propagates [exception] to all listeners. */
+  fun handleUncaughtException(exception: Throwable)
+
   fun addListener(listener: Listener<A>)
 
   fun removeListener(listener: Listener<A>)
@@ -46,3 +52,12 @@ internal interface CodeHost<A : AppService> {
     fun close()
   }
 }
+
+internal fun CodeHost<*>.asExceptionHandler() = object : CoroutineExceptionHandler {
+  override val key: CoroutineContext.Key<*>
+    get() = CoroutineExceptionHandler.Key
+
+  override fun handleException(context: CoroutineContext, exception: Throwable) {
+    handleUncaughtException(exception)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventListener.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventListener.kt
index 7e029b3e1e..d00986ec22 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventListener.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventListener.kt
@@ -370,4 +370,20 @@ public open class EventListener {
     name: String,
   ) {
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Invoked when [app] has thrown an uncaught exception.
+   *
+   * This indicates an unrecoverable software bug. Development implementations should report the
+   * exception to the developer. Production implementations should post the exception to a bug
+   * tracking service.
+   *
+   * When a Treehouse app fails its current [Zipline] instance is canceled so no further code will
+   * execute. A new [Zipline] will start when new code available, or when the app is restarted.
+   */
+  public open fun uncaughtException(
+    app: TreehouseApp<*>,
+    exception: Throwable,
+  ) {
+  }
 }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventPublisher.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventPublisher.kt
index 91861042ec..92f8ffd7f4 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventPublisher.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/EventPublisher.kt
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ internal interface EventPublisher {
   fun onUnknownEvent(widgetTag: WidgetTag, tag: EventTag)
 
   fun onUnknownEventNode(id: Id, tag: EventTag)
+
+  fun onUncaughtException(exception: Throwable)
 }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/RealEventPublisher.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/RealEventPublisher.kt
index ec9f94541b..c527e3514c 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/RealEventPublisher.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/RealEventPublisher.kt
@@ -187,4 +187,8 @@ internal class RealEventPublisher(
   override fun onUnknownEventNode(id: Id, tag: EventTag) {
     listener.onUnknownEventNode(app, id, tag)
   }
+
+  override fun onUncaughtException(exception: Throwable) {
+    listener.uncaughtException(app, exception)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseApp.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseApp.kt
index b9184c404e..96e6151109 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseApp.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseApp.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import app.cash.zipline.loader.ZiplineCache
 import app.cash.zipline.loader.ZiplineHttpClient
 import app.cash.zipline.loader.ZiplineLoader
 import app.cash.zipline.withScope
-import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
 import kotlin.native.ObjCName
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineExceptionHandler
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ public class TreehouseApp<A : AppService> private constructor(
   private val codeHost = ZiplineCodeHost<A>()
 
   public val dispatchers: TreehouseDispatchers =
-    TreehouseDispatchersWithExceptionHandler(factory.dispatchers, codeHost.exceptionHandler)
+    TreehouseDispatchersWithExceptionHandler(factory.dispatchers, codeHost.asExceptionHandler())
 
   private val eventPublisher = RealEventPublisher(factory.eventListener, this)
 
@@ -205,22 +204,6 @@ public class TreehouseApp<A : AppService> private constructor(
 
     override var session: ZiplineCodeSession<A>? = null
 
-    /** Propagates exceptions on the Zipline dispatcher to the listeners. */
-    val exceptionHandler = object : CoroutineExceptionHandler {
-      override val key: CoroutineContext.Key<*>
-        get() = CoroutineExceptionHandler.Key
-
-      override fun handleException(context: CoroutineContext, exception: Throwable) {
-        appScope.launch(dispatchers.ui) {
-          for (listener in listeners) {
-            listener.uncaughtException(exception)
-          }
-          codeHost.session?.cancel()
-          codeHost.session = null
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     override fun newServiceScope(): CodeHost.ServiceScope<A> {
       val ziplineScope = ZiplineScope()
 
@@ -245,12 +228,25 @@ public class TreehouseApp<A : AppService> private constructor(
       listeners -= listener
     }
 
+    override fun handleUncaughtException(exception: Throwable) {
+      appScope.launch(dispatchers.ui) {
+        for (listener in listeners) {
+          listener.uncaughtException(exception)
+        }
+        codeHost.session?.cancel()
+        codeHost.session = null
+      }
+
+      eventPublisher.onUncaughtException(exception)
+    }
+
     fun onCodeChanged(zipline: Zipline, appService: A) {
       val sessionScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob(appScope.coroutineContext.job))
       sessionScope.launch(dispatchers.ui) {
         val previous = session
 
         val next = ZiplineCodeSession(
+          codeHost = this@ZiplineCodeHost,
           dispatchers = dispatchers,
           eventPublisher = eventPublisher,
           appScope = appScope,
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/ZiplineCodeSession.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/ZiplineCodeSession.kt
index d81b2c4357..a10df125d2 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/ZiplineCodeSession.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/ZiplineCodeSession.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
 internal class ZiplineCodeSession<A : AppService>(
+  private val codeHost: CodeHost<*>,
   private val dispatchers: TreehouseDispatchers,
   private val eventPublisher: EventPublisher,
   private val appScope: CoroutineScope,
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ internal class ZiplineCodeSession<A : AppService>(
     frameClock.start(sessionScope, dispatchers)
     sessionScope.launch(dispatchers.zipline) {
       val appLifecycle = appService.withScope(ziplineScope).appLifecycle
-      val host = RealAppLifecycleHost(appLifecycle, eventPublisher, frameClock)
+      val host = RealAppLifecycleHost(codeHost, appLifecycle, eventPublisher, frameClock)
       appLifecycle.start(host)
     }
   }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ internal class ZiplineCodeSession<A : AppService>(
 
 /** Platform features to the guest application. */
 private class RealAppLifecycleHost(
+  val codeHost: CodeHost<*>,
   val appLifecycle: AppLifecycle,
   val eventPublisher: EventPublisher,
   val frameClock: FrameClock,
@@ -81,4 +83,8 @@ private class RealAppLifecycleHost(
   ) {
     eventPublisher.onUnknownEventNode(id, tag)
   }
+
+  override fun handleUncaughtException(exception: Throwable) {
+    codeHost.handleUncaughtException(exception)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeCodeHost.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeCodeHost.kt
index 5589bd67b2..23b07c5f5b 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeCodeHost.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeCodeHost.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ internal class FakeCodeHost : CodeHost<FakeAppService> {
     }
   }
 
-  fun triggerException(exception: Throwable) {
+  override fun handleUncaughtException(exception: Throwable) {
     for (listener in listeners) {
       listener.uncaughtException(exception)
     }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeEventPublisher.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeEventPublisher.kt
index 370f2ed6bd..9c30fcaa2d 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeEventPublisher.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/FakeEventPublisher.kt
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ class FakeEventPublisher : EventPublisher {
 
   override fun onUnknownEventNode(id: Id, tag: EventTag) {
   }
+
+  override fun onUncaughtException(exception: Throwable) {
+  }
 }
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseAppContentTest.kt b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseAppContentTest.kt
index c05ae8f6b6..20579a584e 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseAppContentTest.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse-host/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/TreehouseAppContentTest.kt
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class TreehouseAppContentTest {
     content.bind(view1)
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.app.uis[0].start()")
 
-    codeHost.triggerException(Exception("boom!"))
+    codeHost.handleUncaughtException(Exception("boom!"))
     eventLog.takeEventsInAnyOrder(
       "codeSessionA.app.uis[0].close()",
       "codeListener.onUncaughtException(view1, kotlin.Exception: boom!)",
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class TreehouseAppContentTest {
     codeHost.session = FakeCodeSession("codeSessionA", eventLog)
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.start()")
 
-    codeHost.triggerException(Exception("boom!"))
+    codeHost.handleUncaughtException(Exception("boom!"))
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.cancel()")
 
     val view1 = FakeTreehouseView("view1")
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class TreehouseAppContentTest {
     content.bind(view1)
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.app.uis[0].start()")
 
-    codeHost.triggerException(Exception("boom!"))
+    codeHost.handleUncaughtException(Exception("boom!"))
     eventLog.takeEventsInAnyOrder(
       "codeSessionA.app.uis[0].close()",
       "codeListener.onUncaughtException(view1, kotlin.Exception: boom!)",
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class TreehouseAppContentTest {
     content.preload(FakeOnBackPressedDispatcher(), uiConfiguration)
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.app.uis[0].start()")
 
-    codeHost.triggerException(Exception("boom!"))
+    codeHost.handleUncaughtException(Exception("boom!"))
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.app.uis[0].close()")
     eventLog.takeEvent("codeSessionA.cancel()")
 
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse/api/zipline-api.toml b/redwood-treehouse/api/zipline-api.toml
index 3e73f63228..8e26976876 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse/api/zipline-api.toml
+++ b/redwood-treehouse/api/zipline-api.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ functions = [
   # fun close(): kotlin.Unit
   "moYx+T3e",
 
+  # fun handleUncaughtException(kotlin.Throwable): kotlin.Unit
+  "Hls+uhG7",
+
   # fun onUnknownEvent(app.cash.redwood.protocol.WidgetTag, app.cash.redwood.protocol.EventTag): kotlin.Unit
   "jmKreoSS",
 
diff --git a/redwood-treehouse/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/AppLifecycle.kt b/redwood-treehouse/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/AppLifecycle.kt
index 2072793106..bc95c8f2d1 100644
--- a/redwood-treehouse/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/AppLifecycle.kt
+++ b/redwood-treehouse/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/treehouse/AppLifecycle.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,16 @@ public interface AppLifecycle : ZiplineService {
   public interface Host : ZiplineService {
     public fun requestFrame()
 
+    /** Notify the host that an event was unrecognized and will be ignored. */
     public fun onUnknownEvent(widgetTag: WidgetTag, tag: EventTag)
 
+    /**
+     * Notify the host that an event was received for a node that no longer exists.
+     * That event will be ignored.
+     */
     public fun onUnknownEventNode(id: Id, tag: EventTag)
+
+    /** Handle an uncaught exception. The app is now in an undefined state and must be stopped. */
+    public fun handleUncaughtException(exception: Throwable)
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/emoji-search/presenter/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/example/redwood/emojisearch/presenter/EmojiSearch.kt b/samples/emoji-search/presenter/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/example/redwood/emojisearch/presenter/EmojiSearch.kt
index 5f1a5da19b..99407b94df 100644
--- a/samples/emoji-search/presenter/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/example/redwood/emojisearch/presenter/EmojiSearch.kt
+++ b/samples/emoji-search/presenter/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/example/redwood/emojisearch/presenter/EmojiSearch.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateListOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.Saver
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.SaverScope
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import com.example.redwood.emojisearch.compose.Image
 import com.example.redwood.emojisearch.compose.Text
 import com.example.redwood.emojisearch.compose.TextInput
 import example.values.TextFieldState
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
 data class EmojiImage(
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ private fun LazyColumn(
   httpClient: HttpClient,
   navigator: Navigator,
 ) {
+  val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
   val allEmojis = remember { mutableStateListOf<EmojiImage>() }
 
   // Simple counter that allows us to trigger refreshes by simple incrementing the value
@@ -139,9 +142,15 @@ private fun LazyColumn(
       hint = "Search",
       onChange = { textFieldState ->
         // Make it easy to trigger a crash to manually test exception handling!
-        if (textFieldState.text == "crash") {
-          throw RuntimeException("boom!")
+        when (textFieldState.text) {
+          "crash" -> throw RuntimeException("boom!")
+          "async" -> {
+            scope.launch {
+              throw RuntimeException("boom!")
+            }
+          }
         }
+
         searchTerm = textFieldState
       },
     )